The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Equity Derivative in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Equity Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
-
144
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+46
Contract jobs citing Equity Derivative
1
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Equity Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
667
632
981
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
38.14%
29.92%
32.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
464
384
645
10th Percentile
£341
£357
£313
25th Percentile
£450
£475
£480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£593
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+1.27%
-1.25%
-
75th Percentile
£691
£725
£738
90th Percentile
£800
£838
£838
Central London median daily rate
£575
£588
£600
% change year-on-year
-2.13%
-2.08%
+3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
5
9
10th Percentile
£16.96
£18.40
£16.92
25th Percentile
£19.79
£22.00
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£27.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+1.85%
-22.86%
-26.32%
75th Percentile
£65.57
-
£42.32
90th Percentile
£91.00
£66.30
£56.15
Central London median hourly rate
£26.45
£25.79
£31.25
% change year-on-year
+2.56%
-17.47%
-34.21%
Equity Derivative Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Equity Derivative as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Equity Derivative Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Equity Derivative.
Equity Derivative Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Equity Derivative.
Equity Derivative Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 20 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Equity Derivative also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Equity Derivative.
Equity Derivative Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
